Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-05

Nih'HnhhIl, W. locally known as "SlOp-
town, were burned over last Friday night
The buildings were poor loss 100000
gang of Italians at work on the Penn
sylvania railroad near Plainsboro, N. j. . got
INTO fight while gambling one night last
week, and seven were mortally wounded
with knives, clubs and stilettos
a cyclone last Friday might demolished
over half the buildings in David City, Neb.
including the Union Pacific and Burlington
Missouri depots, large brick school
house the Methodist and Congregationalist
churches, several stores and many dwelling
houses. Damage 5000, 200. One life was
lost.
The great egg dealers in New York re-
port enormous losses on account of the hot
weather. Out Of 1000 barrels received in
"A hours by one firm, not 500 were good
II 1t were not for the eggs that were placed
IN cold storage a month ago, the market
would he stripped Strictly fresh eggs are
scarcely to be had
julian f. Denison Of New Haven, Conn.
has made an important invention in electric
lighting which consists of an apparatus by
which burnt-out carbons are automatically
replaced as fast as need be- BY his design
an electric light will burn steadily for 30
hours or more without any attention. Mr.
Denison is hardly more than boy in years
and his clever invention has created aston
lshment among those who have seen it.
The widow Of DR.. f. d. Stamford, who
died suddenly in Louisville, Ky, last week
is TO receive his entire estate, estimated at
81 OOO,OOO. She is only % years old, and
had been married but few weeks.
The money for guarantee fund of 81. -
OOO, 600 for centennial exposition at Gin
cinnnti next year has been subscribed and
the work Of erecting buildings will begin
at once.
The earths internal heat is now being
used in practical way at Pesth, where the
deepest artesian wen in the world is being
sunk to supply hot water for public baths
and other purposes. a depth Of 3l20 feet
has already been reached, and the well sup
plies daily lac, 900 gallons Of water, heated
to 100 degrees Fahrenheit
-Four girls were drowned at North Billeri
ca, Mass. last week Thursday, while bath
ing in the Concord river.
Anna Shoots has been arrested at Adams
Vile, o., on suspicion Of having poisoned
her four children. The first two died a
year ago, and not long since the Youngest
child died, rs Mrs Shoots said. from eating
mghtshade. Nothing was suspected until
the fourth died, July 9TH in great agony.
The neighbors sought an explanation, and
were told that cholora morbus was the
cause. they were not satisfied, and had
the body eXhuined. An examination re
vealed large quantities of Paris green in the
stomach Mrs Shoots. who is - wears old
and has been married ten years, protests
that her children died from natural causes
lar hg - Al
place.
Jerome l.. Hill of New York, one Of the
trustees of the William LottiIner estate, on
Monday confessed that he had taken rail
road bonds to the par amount of $3.50, 900
belonging to the estate. and used them as
margins in dealing in stocks.
Sol Snowden, Moses Watkins and Alice
Cross, all colored, were killed by lightning
near Haydenville, Ky, last Friday.
Rev. Geo. NJ. Hanselman assistant pas
tor of the Catholic church of the Holy Trim
ity at Brooklyn, l.. |. preached on Death"
last Sunday morning. In the afternoon,
while conducting vespers, he was seized
with hemorrhage and died while being as
sisted to the vestry.
Mrs. Lille Schlimmer, aged 10, was killed
by her young husband at Jersey City, Nj,
Monday. The couple were married without
the consent Of the girls parents and she
refused to leave the parental roof. Schlim-
mer therefore shot her as she was walking
IN the street with her grandmother. He
was arrested
Twenty compositors, book binders, ster-
eotypers and pressmen from the govern
ment printing office have been offered $1,000
year each and expenses 10 and from Japan
to- Nl,..,.. ~
force in the new government printing office
Of Japan.
1t is said that 40 lines Of electric street
ear railways will he in operation in the
| United States before Oct. /.
Blind Toms mother has won her case. A
| United States judge decided at Baltimore
ON Saturday that Tom shall be delivered on
or before August 10th into the custody OF
Mrs. Eliza Bethune, who represents Chair
| ty Virgins, the mother of Blind Tom, and
that james w Bethune, who has had charge
of him. shall at the same time pay over Il
Mrs. Bethune the sum of $1,000 for past
services.
4 romance and tragedy of the rail occur
red ON the Baltimore x Ohio road one morn
ing last week. 4 freight train stopped in
consequence Of some disarrangement of the
|
| Dorbin crawled under the engine. 81 won.
der, said he, as he took his perilous posi-
| ton, IF there is any heaven hereafter foI
railroad men. l am sure there is he'll
enough for us here ON earth" While try.
ing to right the displaced parts, he said
What if "A train should come along nov
and strike us = He had hardly spoken be
fore the night express, bound for Pittsburg
crashed into the rear end of the freight
and poor Dorbin was instantly killed.
Kuhlow's Trade Review describes a steam
omnibus now in use at Dresden. The mo
tive power is applied to the rear wheels, and
is supplied by AN upright boiler and com
pound engine. 1t is used ON the streets fol
carrying passengers and will seat 20 per
/ sons
Eugene Harley, Vermont school teach
er, was passenger on the steamer Pilgrim
from Fall River to New York Monday. lie
was sitting on the hurricane deck aft near
the rail, and when between Beavertal and
Point judith lurch of the big steamer sent
| HIM overheard. IL was between o and IL
! o'clock, and no one saw him go and no.
| body missed him. He reached the water
all right AMI made himself as comfortable
as the heavy sea would permit. He barely
escaped being run down by the Sound
steamer from Providence, but managed Il
swim out of her way. He had been in the
water about an hour when schooner from
| baltimore came along, heard his cries and
picked him up, wet and fatigued. He
reached Providence in good condition.
At New Britain, Conn, Monday, stroke
of lightning killed 30 cattle belonging Il
Geo Woodruff.
| A mob of 100 armed men rode into Jack
sonport, Ark, Tuesday morning, and took
Leonard Boyd, a suspected wife murderer,
from Jail and placing him on horse start,
ed for the suburbs of the town. Boyd
snatched a rifle and shot one of the men.
The mob then fired volley at Boyd and
riding over him fired into his body until
their guns were unloaded. More than 2OO
bullet holes were counted.
A recent earthquake in Trigg county,
KY, caused large tracts of land TO sink
from five to six feet, and destroyed several
plantations.
Jesse Grant, son Of, the late President
Grant, had narrow escape from death by
lightning Sunday. He was in Flanders.
Conn, sitting at Il window, when a flash
during the storm so affected one of his
thighs that he has not yet fully recovered.
Prince Krow Luang Devawougse Vara-
prakan, half-brother of the king of Siam,
arrived in New York by the Umbria last
Sunday, accompanied by his suite. The
prince, who has been doing" the queens
jubilee, is about 81 years old, and speaks
English readily. He left Siam in May. He
will go TO Washington from New York
thence to Niagara and home by San Fran
cisco
II: S. Cantwell of Malone, N. Y, aged 10,
has been arrested ON a charge of forging
the name of Webster Bros. TO two checks
aaggregating $1,000, which he negotiated in
Plattsburg. He denies his guilt, but has